The Use of Corporal Punishment in Schools (663 words, 3 pages)
In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Courtlegitimized the use of corporal punishment in schools by deciding that the practice did not qualify as cruel and unusual punishment. Despite the ruling in Ingraham v. Wright, corporal punishment the use of physical force (usually paddling) on a student intended to correct misbehavior would ...
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